Why You Should Interview For New Jobs Every 2 Years

Why You Should Interview For New Jobs Every 2 Years. If you've been working in a job for over a few years, you may fall behind in your compensation. And if you get a sizable raise in the form of a counteroffer from your current employer, it's a sign you were underpaid, to begin with. I suggest you look for a new job every 2 years.

(PS...this doesn't necessarily mean you should ACCEPT a new job offer every two years, but you should know what's going on in the market around you)

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[alcnwonderlnd]

I've done this, and it does come up in interviews since I'm considered a "job hopper, " but I always say I left for a better opportunity. Employers cannot fault you for that. And if they do have issue with it, then they are not a company I would want to work for. I'm always looking for opportunities because, in my experience, companies do not give out raises enough.

[steve]

I’ve been job hunting trying to get out of my current company, but man it’s tough out there.

[josep]

Yep. I change every 1.5-2 years and have gotten a 15-25% salary increase each time.

[katzenpapa]

I feel qualified to comment: the number one thing I've learned do not stay loyal to a company unless you can clearly see yourself moving up in responsibility and pay. I stayed at a company for about 10 years and I knew I wasn't getting paid but I should have, but I thought that my loyalty would pay off. However, it did not and I began to become disgruntled. So instead of staying and being a sour apple. I started applying for new jobs and ended a 25% raise with just a job switch, plus the bonus went from 5% to 10%. Another way to put this is that the company itself can be a great company but the actual management you work under is who's going to decide if you get to move up if you get promoted if you get more responsibility or not and if you don't see yourself being friends with these people you likely not going to move up in any significant way.

[SevenFortyOne]

"being the new person" ... I overlooked that when I made a job change 7 months ago. I went from being an established, respected, SME to a noob at 50 years old and its been quite humbling. Looking from the outside in its probably a good thing for my personal development that this is happening but it's been much harder to live with than I thought it would be.

[Michelle_McKenzie]

I got laid off making 58k.. next job worked for 8 months making 84k doing contract work. Then got a FTE making 95k. So in 1 year I've substantially increased my salary. I'm studying for a new cert right now. Plan to get promoted at my current job, stay for a year, and then try to move to a new company that'll offer me a 30% bump.

[jackcarraway]

First 3 months: Keep applying every day as if you don't have a job. It can take employers weeks or even months to respond to your application, but it doesn't take you nearly as long to determine if you can see yourself in your current role past that probation period.

Months 3-6: Scale your search back to once per week. Generally once you pass 90 days the job is a decent enough fit and you don't need to be as aggressive in your job hunt.

Months 6-12: Once every other week.

12 months onwards: Once per month.

[nekto]

A couple of years ago I was working for a large bank making just under $58k. My last raise was a whopping $500, so bumped me to just below the $58k. I asked them if they could do 60k. The answer was a hard no in the form of "forget about it". Ok. I found a job at a direct competitor for $75k plus annual bonus. Had to relocate, but it was cool. When looking for an apartment in my new city, they asked me to submit pay stubs. Submitted pay stubs from my "58k employer". The leasing agent looked at them and said that's not enough. The offer letter from the new job worked and I got the apartment. My conclusion: if I needed to move without a new job, and retained that old salary, it could have been difficult to rent in the current market. Definitely didn't hesitate to switch jobs after finding out. Employers are stingy though!

[nbonasoro]

Sometimes you can't put a dollar value to peace of mind, consistency, predictability, comfort, work friends, work life balance, pto, good boss, good commute and everything else I missed. It's really stressful interviewing for a role and learning a new position. As long as you're making enough to be comfortable, who cares?

[akc]

Personally I think that’s a dangerous game to play. If you tell your employer you intend to leave, you need to follow through.

[nsa]

During an interview, I was hassled about why I left jobs in 1.5-2 years after joining. Although I believe you should job shop every couple years, too many old head managers and directors will scoff at it. Things need to change in corporate America!

[KamalaTheClown]

This is such a double edged sword. While being satisfied in your current role gives you that sense of being stable and comfortable, it also doesn’t allow you to progress. I experienced this recently. I left a VERY comfortable role where I was happy and was there for 6 years. Great boss, great colleagues, loved the work. I was contacted by another organization and was terrified the first 10 months of the new role. I kept saying it was such a mistake as I went from being the subject matter expert to being the newest. A year and a half later, I finally coming to see how good of a decision it was as I now have added so much more to my knowledge base. I am in a dilemma as I may have a chance to boomerang back….we’ll see.

[Websitedr]

I was in a job for 8 years and the market really changed while I stayed put. In hindsight I should have left 4-5 years ago and moved up quicker over to another place. Even the resume process was different when I got laid off last year I didn't expect it to change so much.

[nick]

Ive been with my company for almost 6 years now and my income has increased by 65% since starting. I got promoted twice. And always got around 10% bonuses. I get 5 weeks of paid vacation. I'd rate my company 4 stars. It's really hard to convince me to leave. I work 38 hours a week.

[mercedesdesere]

One of my college instructors told us to always be looking for another job

[kated]

Fulfilling work at high pay? Pipe dream. I’d be happy with a boring job at lower pay if it’s stable and I’m not stressed about performance reviews all the time.

[jon]

I read somewhere that 2 years is the break even point for employers so when a worker stays longer the more valuable they become but they do not get salary increases to reflect it. From my personal experience applying for a new job is much better than getting promoted because I always feel the salary increase for a promotion does not make up for the expectations and added responsibility and I always reflect back thinking I was better off at my former position even though the pay is lower. At least with a new job you have a little bit more flexibility when negotiating the terms. My company doesn’t allow you to negotiate salary with promotions and now they are even applying that to internal applicants within the company but atleast you can turn down an offer if they don’t meet your expectations. With promotions it’s kind of harder to turn down and when you do it’s tricky because the manager may see you as ungrateful or unmotivated.

[mrmurdx]

Ive been interviewing at different companies for the past 4 years for a far better salary and its become more and more toxic to get anything better than what u currently have. So if you are happy with what you have dont toss it for something dull and boring.

[jimkoney]

If possible before you accept a job offer try to get a walk thru the department to get a gut feeling for the work environment. Hopefully, you can avoid jumping from the frying pan into the fire.